Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Ellen McIlwaine	Weird of Hermiston	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	05:06
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	You're My Honey	I'm a Song	02:18
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
The Revelaires*	She Wears My Ring	You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring	02:57
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Honky Tonk Angel	02:22
Ellen McIlwaine	The Letter	Fear Itself	02:10
Zambonis*	Hockey Marlee	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:19
Aarons And Ackley*	N.F.S.	You And I	02:18
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	King of the Cops	I'm a Song	03:06
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Presque Isle Eighth	Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth	03:09
Ellen McIlwaine	Lazarus	Fear Itself	05:46
Jonathan Edwards	Carolina Caroline	Sailboat	03:13
Nelson* Riddle	The Okanagan	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Loni Gamble	It's You	ST	05:43
David Amram	Your Smile On My Mind	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:34
Albert Jones*	Hussle Disco	The Facts of Life	02:52
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Cal* Bostic	Longing for You (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	02:45
Albert Jones*	You Stole My Love	The Facts of Life	03:25
Oscar* McLollie	Like to Live the Love	ST	03:23
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Ursa Major*	Silverspoon	ST	06:16
Buddy Knox	Long Lonely Nights	ST (mono)	01:42
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:20
Buddy Knox	Storm Clouds	ST (mono)	02:02
Tony McManus	The Maids of Mitchelstown	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	02:53
Jack Holland	The Time Or the Place	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:46
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Kozak Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:47
Happy Dolls	Sweet Gypsy Rose	Show Album No. 1	02:32
Buddy Knox	I Ain't Sharin' Sharon	ST (mono)	02:01
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Green Power	Love Serenade	02:31
Ellen McIlwaine	For Suki	Fear Itself	02:47
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Traditional 'Trojista' Music	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:43
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Honky Tonk Angel	04:55
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Fear Itself	03:23
Exponians	The Look of Love	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:05
Oscar* McLollie	As Long As You Care at All	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	03:42
Jack Holland	There's More to Come	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:30
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	We the People	03:54
Albert Jones*	Thank Goodness	The Facts of Life	02:24
Jonathan Edwards	Evangelina	Sailboat	03:45
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Boat is Rocking	Ukrainian Pops	02:36
Alpha Centauri	Make it at Rock 'n' Roll	ST	02:29
Mike* Ferro	Bridges	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	04:51
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Matt Lucas*	The Old Man	The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On	02:29
Ellen McIlwaine	Danger Zone	Everybody Needs It	04:18
Sidewinders	Time For Loving	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:24
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Ill Wind	And I Love Her	01:51
Alpha Centauri	Hard Life	ST	06:00
Happy Dolls	Shake Your Booty	Show Album No. 1	02:57
Jonathan Edwards	Let the Rough Side Drag	Sailboat	03:00
Buddy Knox	Somebody Touched Me	ST (mono)	02:16
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Hard Hard Times	Shirley Lewis Show Band	01:31
Ellen McIlwaine	Mossy Dream	Fear Itself	02:49
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Buddy Knox	Mary Lou	ST	02:20
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Am I Blue	And I Love Her	04:25
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Two Little Oaks On a Mountain	Ukrainian Pops	01:29
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Bohemian	I'm a Song	04:14
Aarons And Ackley*	Truly	You And I	01:52
Aarons And Ackley*	Don't	You And I	02:05
Oscar* McLollie	So Pleasing Loving You	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	02:51
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Verkhovyna Our Liitle World	Ukrainian Pops	04:23
David Amram	The Mountain Song	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:15
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Street Girl	Love Serenade	03:17
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm Gonna Love You Baby	I'm a Song	02:34
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Grandpa Tell Me One More Story	I'm a Song	04:39
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Man From Athabaska	War War War	06:29
Aarons And Ackley*	Five O'Clock	You And I	01:01
Dave Gordon & Kay*	I Love That Hockey Team	I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow	03:07
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Nelson* Riddle	Moving Ahead	British Columbia Suite	02:41
Zambonis*	Cool Shots (Theme Song)	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:17
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Reapers Harvest	Ukrainian Pops	03:04
Jack Holland	I'll Pick Her Up	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:41
Albert Jones*	She Lost Her Faith	The Facts of Life	03:47
Nelson* Riddle	Peace River	British Columbia Suite	02:47
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:32
Exponians	My Peaceful World	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	05:05
Nelson* Riddle	Butchart Gardens	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Matt Lucas*	The Last Song	Matt Gets Blue	03:25
Buddy Knox	Rock-a-Billy Walk	ST	02:15
Ellen McIlwaine	Regretting Blues	Everybody Needs It	02:27
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Munition Maker	War War War	04:23
Cal* Bostic	In Love Again (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Happy Dolls	Funky Stuff	Show Album No. 1	03:04
Buddy Knox	That's Why I Cry	ST (mono)	02:00
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Hopak	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:13
Oscar* McLollie	The Way You Do the Things You Do	ST	02:45
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Hutsal Ksenia	Ukrainian Pops	02:36
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Cossack Beyond the Danube	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Theme For the Countless	And I Love Her	02:20
Ellen McIlwaine	You May be All I Need	Ellen McIlwaine	04:04
Jonathan Edwards	Never Together	Sailboat	02:09
Nelson* Riddle	Vancouver Nights	British Columbia Suite	02:09
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:26
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Halya Carries the Water	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:08

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

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